Here is my latest project, pretty much got all the parts for the build now, it going to be early 90's XT, Control Tech, Maintou and Ritchey to make it period correct.

Decided to go with controltech/manitou as a finishing kit to be a bit different on a GT as a change from syncros/rockshox.

The forks are a bit of a labour of love, I always liked the way Manitou 1's looked but back then my bugdet was limited to a flexstem! They probably should have been binned, for what I've spent I could have got a better set but once you start reason goes out of the window! The have been stripped and re-built with a NOS seal/bush kit and some soft elastomers off of a later version.

The frame is as it arrived, needs a clean and a bit of a polish but its going to get ridden lots so not planning on a showroom finish.

I have got a NOS set of decals - I think I am going to have a problem though as they are peeling off with the backing so fitting them is going to be a fiddle - any fixes?

I have got a NOS set of decals - I think I am going to have a problem though as they are peeling off with the backing so fitting them is going to be a fiddle - any fixes?

Um yeah...not really a fix just lots of patience and you'll also find that the face paper glue will have a tendency to stick to the face of the decal while trying to remove that paper. guess we should expect that as decals that are 19 years old will have adhesive that's hardened some over time. I think Gil also has this vintage decal set available in a repro.

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